Bordentown holds off Lawrence in District 4
BLACKWOOD » After Lawrence Post 414 rallied to take the lead, the Bordentown Post 26 baseball team answered with six runs in the top of the third inning, then held off their Mercer County American Legion League foes down the stretch for an 8-6 win in an District 4 Tournament elimination game at Camden County College Sunday.
With the victory, Post 26 (15-11) will get a shot at second place in the district when it takes on Washing- ton Township Post 521 at 12:30 p.m. Monday. Washington Twp. dropped an 11-0 decision to Brooklawn Post 72 Sunday in the winners’ bracket final.
Cody Schroeder led Bordentown’s offensive effort by going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and a run batted in. Alex Popovich knocked in two runs.
Jake Kmiec went 3-for-4 with two runs for Lawrence, which finished its seaason with a 13-11 record.
Bordntown(15-11) 106 000 1 Lawrence (13-11) 020 020 2 2B:
Forcini, CSchroeder 2 (B), Buecker (L); CSchroeder, Drew, JSchroeder, Mesa, Popovich 2 (B), Buecker, Conti, Nevius, D’Angelo (L). Marchetti (2-1);
Horton (2).
WP— S— RBIs: LP— —8 11 0 —6 9 0
Sullivan (14); DISTRICT 1
SOUTH BRUNSWICK 5, ROCHELLE PARK 4 PASSAIC » Jordan Glassman two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Post 401 a win over Post 170 in an elimination game at Boverini Stadium.
Will Niven and Shawne Eldridge went 3-for-4 to lead manager Monty Forthun’s squad with Niven driving in two runs.
Rochelle Park 012 001 0 S.Brnswck(14-10) 000 201 2 2B:
Eldridge, Glassman, MaJames, Niven (SB); Niven 2, Glassman 2, D’Amato (SB).
RBIs: WP—
MaJames (4-1);
LP— —4 7 0 —5 12 1
n/a. WHITEHOUSE STATION 10, ALLENTOWN 0 PASSAIC » Frank DelGuercio and Aydon Chavis had the only hits as A’town fell to Post 284 (formerly Flemington Post 159) in five innings at Boverini Stadium.
Allentown will play South Brunswick for the district’s final spot at 6 p.m. Monday.
Allentown (13-11) Whitehouse 2B:
Cosentino, Longo, Sible (WS); Johnson, Sible (WS); Johnson 2, Longo 2, Sible 3, Totten, LeGros (WS). Diefenbach; DelGuercio (1-1).
WP— 000 025 RBIs: LP— 00 — 0 2 3 12 —10 13 1 HR:
DISTRICT 2 HOPEWELL POSTPONED BORDENTOWN » A heavy afternoon rain storm forced officials to call off the winners’ bracket final between Cherry Hill Post 372 and Hopewell Post 339 after Point Pleasant Boro defeated Hillsborough, 6-1, in a game which officially lasted over five hours because of a three-hour, 10-minute rain delay.
Cherry Hill and Hopewell will play at either 2 or 5 p.m. Monday at Gilder Park. It had not been determined by press time whether Point Pleasant Boro will be returning Monday or Tuesday for the district’s second-place game.